Dynamics of network selection in heterogeneous wireless networks: An evolutionary game approach

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 2008-2017

  Niyato, Dusit ^a   Hossain, Ekram ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evolutionary equilibrium; Evolutionary game theory; Heterogeneous wireless access networks; Nash equilibrium; Network selection; Replicator dynamics

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY EQUILIBRIUM; EVOLUTIONARY GAME THEORY; HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORKS; NASH EQUILIBRIUM; NETWORK SELECTION; REPLICATOR DYNAMICS;

BROADCASTING; DYNAMICS; EDUCATION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GAME THEORY; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; REINFORCEMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 66149085353     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2008.2004588     Document Type: Article

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